Abels, Lisette (2024) The Perception of Social Harm. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
When assessing an ambiguous social situation, people rely on similar events that come to mind to judge potential harm. This study investigates the influence of social safety policies on the perception of harm in ambiguous social situations, focusing on the moderating role of the availability heuristic. Ambiguous situation in this study are defined as those open to different interpretations. Using a vignette-based experimental design, 176 participants were randomly assigned to either a control group or experimental group. The experimental group was exposed to a fictional social safety campaign. They were shown two workplace vignettes and asked to evaluate these ambiguous scenarios. Participants' perceptions of harm were measured after reading the two workplace vignettes. The availability heuristic was assessed through personal experiences, social network, and media exposure. Results indicated that the social safety policy did not influence the perception of harm in ambiguous situations. The moderating effect of the availability heuristic between the social safety policy and harm perception was non-significant. Even though the study did not show a moderation effect, it underscores the complexity of how social safety campaigns and personal experiences shape harm perception in social interactions
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Graso, M. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jul 2024 11:21 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jul 2024 11:21 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4014 |
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